What Actually Happened?

Several have asked us what happened so here is the account:
Last weekend Todd, Caleb, and I drove to Lubbock/Idalou to pick up Reagan and Caed who had been staying w/ grandparents for a week. Caed had been fine, no problems, no tummy aches, etc... Our plan was to head back to Celina Sat. around 2:00. Todd and I were getting ready to load the van around 1:30 when Caed came to me and said his tummy hurt. My first thought was "oh great, he's getting the flu!" He threw up a couple of times and then began REALLY crying out w/ severe stomach pains. This went on for about 30 min., and by the look on his face we decided it was serious enough we needed to bring him into Lubbock to a clinic. (I was wanting to avoid the ER thinking it would be FULL of flu patients) We went to Grace Clinic and they ran several tests and x-rays and were very concerned. They told us to head to the hospital immediately. Once there, the drs. were very puzzled. His #'s were coming back extremely serious (kidney failure, etc...); however they didn't know why. Finally, the surgeon decided we needed to do emergency abdominal exploratory surgery. The surgery lasted about 3 hours and she came out and said he had a condition known as a volvulus (twisting of the bowels). Blood vessels were also wrapped around it which had caused the internal bleeding. She took out 50% of his small intestine (which was "dead") and also a sm. portion of his lg. intestine plus the value that connects the two. She said it was a very serious condition and we were "lucky" (we say BLESSED!!!) that we got to the hospital on time or it more than likely would have been fatal. Had this all happened a few minutes/hrs. later we would have been on the road somewhere in between Lubbock and Dallas. Thank you GOD that YOU ARE IN CONTROL!!!! Caed went straight to ICU with a ventilator and all. (again...VERY hard for Mamma and Daddy to see) By Wed. the drs. were concerned and decided to go back to surgery to see if there was more "dead bowel." That surgery again was about 3 hrs. She had to take out more small intestine. Since then, we've continued to be in ICU and literally each day was a roller coaster. One minute he would be showing signs of improvement and the next a step backward. It was very difficult, but the drs. kept reminding us he went through a MAJOR ordeal and that it is just going to take time! We have seen God's hand in this from the beginning: the fact that we were SO close to being on the road, that we were HERE in Lubbock where all our family/friends are, Todd's mom lives down the road from the hospital, my parents/grandmother/sister-n-law have been taking care of Reagan and Caleb (doing newborn night duty!)/Reagan is homeschooled and has all her work here so is not getting behind, etc.... We could go on and on at all the ways the Lord is taking care of even the tiniest details. Todd and I have been able to solely concentrate on Caed and not having to worry w/ parenting 2 other children. They are in GREAT hands! Reagan is doing fine. She has not seen Caed since it happened. We think with all the tubes going in him, it might really scare her. They have talked on the phone a couple of times (mainly Reagan doing the talking). My dad took over school duty last week; however he laughs that they mainly worked on P.E. and arts/crafts. She has a cousin that lives close to my parents and has LOVED getting the extra time to play w/ her. She is doing very well, although I know deep down she is worried about her best buddy, Caed. Again, thank you all for your prayers! We have felt them, and are amazed at how he is being prayed for all over the country and even world (Jonathan in Peru...thank you!!). We have never experienced an outpouring of love and support like we have through this. Thank you God that you use the storms of life to show us PEACE!!! A pastor friend here reminded us of the verse that God has CAED engraved in the palm of His hand!! What a beautiful picture and we have seen the reality of it through this event. This boy is going to have an awesome testimony one day and we know God is using this all for the good of Caed (and us!) and ultimately for HIS GLORY!!!